So, apparently, I still write fan fiction. I consider it a very helpful way to improve creative writing skills, but it's embarrassing nonetheless. I don't read fan fiction, though, although I make exceptions for my friends, and occasionally on request (I also beta-read very aggressively). Someone who writes fan fiction but doesn't read it? Crazy? Or maybe it's because I'm busy reading:

The Princess Bride, The Phantom Tollbooth, All Quiet on the Western Front, Death in Venice, Cassandra, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Song of Solomon, The Stranger, The Plague, To Kill a Mockingbird, Othello, The Things They Carried, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Everything is Illuminated, Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, Life of Pi, The Kite Runner, The Cider House Rules, A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year, The World According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Grrl Genius Guide to Life, The Gendered Society, The Feminine Mystique, The Body Project, I Never Called it Rape, Women and Violence, Public Vows, Body Outlaw, Gender Outlaw, Middlesex, Geek Love, Atonement, People of the Book, Seabiscuit, Black Dog of Fate, Deerskin, Beauty, BONE, Watchmen, Y: The Last Man.

Stephanie's not-even-remotely-Comprehensive List of Fan Fiction Stuff that Annoys Her to No End:

- Fluff

- Bad spelling and grammar

- Male pregnancy (don't even get me STARTED)

- Fluff again

- Plotless "random/insanity!" stories

- Pairing wars

- "Constructive criticism" that's not actually constructive criticism

- People who review without logging in so I can't send them my usual thank you

- Badly written summaries

- Summaries with pairings in them

- Purple prose

Necessary disclaimer: I don't own anything. If I did, that would be awesome.

Ridiculously Irregular Story Updates: 3/17/09
I redid my profile because I was bored. I'm working on Dahlia right now. I'm stuck because I know what happens, but I need to just write out that part. I have to find the perfect medium between "That was just a bunch of filler" and "Please slow down!" And then I get to do my famous "scene that will have fluff if I don't work my ass off to ensure it does not" thingy. That might take a while.

Contact me if:

- you are curious about any of the books on my book list,

- you have questions about my fan fiction,

- you are interested in utilizing my beta mad skillz,

- or you are confused about my not-even-remotely comprehensive list.